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Everyone needs a good quality raincoat for the inevitable bad weather, but who says they have to be boring? Amanda Walker used gorgeous vibrant prints to stitch our adult coats and the coordinating child’s option is designed by Tina Barrett. In making these projects you’ll utilise skills such as affixing a collar, inserting sleeves and adding fasteners. In no time at all you’ll have a stylish coat, ideal for the rainy months.
Stitch a raincoat
Download the pattern for this project. Print and piece together then use to cut the pieces from fabric, following the cutting guide. With right sides of the fabric facing, match and pin the shoulder seams together and stitch. Do the same with the collar pieces. Trim the bulk from the corners then turn to the right side and press covering the collar with a pressing cloth.
Match the centre back neck and the centre of the neck edge of the collar and pin. Clip into the seam allowance around the neck of the coat. Match the front edges of the collar to the notches on the front coat and pin in place, then proceed to pin the remainder of the collar.
At the shoulder point, make a 1.5cm cut into the inner collar on the neck edge and pin this back neck part of the collar up into the collar away from the seam, stitch in place. Turn the pinned part inside the collar, aligning this edge with the stitching line at the back neck, then pin and edge stitch in place.
With the right sides of the facings and the front coat together, match and pin in place;
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